Meaning of give or take | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Approximately; plus or minus some unknown amount.
   informal
2. Approximately; within a certain margin of error.
   informal

Examples

“He was six feet tall, give or take.”

“Estimate Lakenheath twelve thirty hours. Give or take a few minutes, natch.”

“six months, give or take a few days”

“Individual episodes are still thrilling and often quite striking, give or take some pitch-black battle scenes. But the gradual ramping up of the plotting that has grown steadily in the past three seasons crossed some invisible Maginot line this year, where the formerly acceptable trade-offs of focus for fun are no longer quite so taken for granted.”

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